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Brown Sugar (packed) conversion chart

1 cup of brown sugar (packed) = 213 g = 7.51 oz. Convert any amount below, or use the reference charts for cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces.

1 cup of brown sugar (packed) =

213 g

oz
7.51
kg
0.213
lb
0.47
1 cup
213 g
1 tablespoon
13.3 g
1 teaspoon
4.44 g
1 cup in ounces
7.51 oz
100 g in cups
0.469 cups
Density
0.90 g/ml

Measuring note

Recipes assume firmly packed brown sugar. Loosely spooned it drops to roughly 145 g per cup — a 30% difference.

Source: FAO / INFOODS density database

Brown Sugar (packed) cups to grams chart

US cups converted to grams, ounces and millilitres. Fractions are written the way recipes write them.

Brown Sugar (packed) — cups to grams and ounces
Cups (US)GramsOunces (weight)Millilitres
1/8 cup26.6 g0.939 oz29.6 ml
1/4 cup53.3 g1.88 oz59.1 ml
1/3 cup71 g2.5 oz78.9 ml
1/2 cup107 g3.76 oz118 ml
2/3 cup142 g5.01 oz158 ml
3/4 cup160 g5.64 oz177 ml
1 cup213 g7.51 oz237 ml
1 1/2 cup320 g11.3 oz355 ml
2 cup426 g15 oz473 ml
3 cup639 g22.5 oz710 ml
4 cup852 g30.1 oz946 ml

Tablespoons and teaspoons

1 tbsp ≈ 13.3 g · 1 tsp ≈ 4.44 g

Tablespoons (US)GramsCups (US)
1 tbsp13.3 g0.063 cup
2 tbsp26.6 g0.125 cup
3 tbsp39.9 g0.188 cup
4 tbsp53.3 g0.25 cup
5 tbsp66.6 g0.313 cup
6 tbsp79.9 g0.375 cup
8 tbsp107 g0.5 cup
10 tbsp133 g0.625 cup
12 tbsp160 g0.75 cup
16 tbsp213 g1 cup

Grams back to cups

Useful when a metric recipe gives grams but you only own cups.

GramsCups (US)Tablespoons (US)
10 g0.047 cup0.751 tbsp
25 g0.117 cup1.88 tbsp
50 g0.235 cup3.76 tbsp
75 g0.352 cup5.63 tbsp
100 g0.469 cup7.51 tbsp
125 g0.587 cup9.39 tbsp
150 g0.704 cup11.3 tbsp
200 g0.939 cup15 tbsp
250 g1.17 cup18.8 tbsp
500 g2.35 cup37.6 tbsp
1000 g4.69 cup75.1 tbsp

Single-conversion pages for brown sugar (packed)

Working with brown sugar (packed)

Brown Sugar (packed) sits in the sugars & syrups group, where a cup lands in the same range as water, but the material still compacts differently depending on how you fill the cup. Recipes assume firmly packed brown sugar. Loosely spooned it drops to roughly 145 g per cup — a 30% difference.

If you are converting a whole recipe rather than a single line, the Recipe to Metric converter matches every ingredient to its own density in one pass, and the Recipe Scaler resizes the batch first so you only convert once.

Also sold as: light brown sugar, dark brown sugar. These names refer to the same product and use the same weight per cup.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in a cup of brown sugar (packed)?

One US cup of brown sugar (packed) weighs about 213 grams (7.51 oz). Recipes assume firmly packed brown sugar. Loosely spooned it drops to roughly 145 g per cup — a 30% difference.

How many grams are in a tablespoon of brown sugar (packed)?

One US tablespoon holds about 13.3 g, and one teaspoon about 4.44 g, since a tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon 4.93 ml.

How many cups is 100 g of brown sugar (packed)?

100 grams of brown sugar (packed) is roughly 0.469 US cups. Weighing is more reliable than filling a cup, especially for sugars & syrups.

Where does this figure come from?

The density used here is 0.900 g/ml, based on FAO / INFOODS density database. Treat it as an approximation: real batches vary with brand, moisture and how the cup is filled.

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